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The Prestidigitation Stirling Engine: Ten Horsepower from a Basement, Two Cantrips an Hour
Apr 21, 2026
Glorp Slimecoil — snelk Path of Wild Magic barbarian and apprentice artificer — builds a ~7 kW cantrip-powered power plant that runs itself 59 minutes per hour, from a zero-slot cantrip, a Stirling engine, and Prestidigitation's three-active-effects cap. With full schematic, animated simulator, and a bill of materials.
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The Jevons Trap
Jan 27, 2026
AI is creating more demand for knowledge work even as it makes workers obsolete. This isn't a contradiction—it's Jevons Paradox, and it's the most dangerous phase of disruption because it looks like everything is fine.
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The White Collar Disruption
Jan 20, 2026
For two centuries, automation displaced blue collar workers while knowledge workers remained safe. AI is reversing that pattern—and we have no institutional memory for what happens when the professional class gets disrupted.
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We're All Software Developers Now
Jan 18, 2026
After 30 years building software, I've never seen anything like the current pace of AI-driven change. What does it mean when 900 million people have access to tools that make them developers?
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Two Days, Fifteen Commits: Building for the Person You Love
Jan 13, 2026
When your partner's game experience is broken, you build them something better. A 48-hour journey through 3D dice, iOS Safari bugs, and the UX of joy.
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Claude Code: Part 3 - The Workflow
Jan 6, 2026
Three projects, parallel sessions, and the rhythm of AI-assisted development.
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Claude Code: Part 2 - The Enforcers
Jan 6, 2026
Custom plugins, hooks, and quality gates that keep AI-generated code honest.
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Claude Code: Part 1 - The Foundation
Jan 6, 2026
Building a sophisticated Claude Code configuration system with smart wrappers, mixin architecture, and orchestrator-only discipline.
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Building Isambard: A Deep Dive into My AI Companion Project
Jan 2, 2026
An in-depth look at the philosophy, architecture, and journey of building an autonomous AI thought partner.
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Happy New Year and Hello Blog!
Jan 1, 2026
Ringing in 2026 with a new blog and a preview of an exciting AI project.
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